Warren Bam: “Organic table grape farming rewarding but challenging” UK and Europe eagerly waiting for organic table grapes from South Africa The first organic table grapes for the season from Warren Bam’s, WCB Farming in South Africa is expected to arrive in week 7 in the UK and Europe. His receivers in the UK and […]
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Creating a Borderless Agribusiness Space in Uganda and Across East Africa Charles Bwanika is a new generation social entrepreneur, passionate about undertaking positive challenges to bring about positive impact people’s lives he’s a seasoned child rights activist, experienced and qualified Community development expert with aBA in Development Studies (BDS) and a Diploma in Community Psychology […]
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Partnering with small-scale farmers through revenue-sharing alternative to aid by Adrian Raisbeck – mbora On the southeastern shore of Lake Malawi, a project called mbora is proving itself an alternative to aid dependency in rural African communities, says project founder Adrian Raisbeck. “mbora has formed two groups of predominantly women smallholder farmers working solar irrigated […]
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Blueberry industry is the fastest-growing horticultural industry in South Africa During their monthly Beanstalk.Global broadcasts, PMA Southern Africa and a panel of experts discuss key aspects of various types of fresh produce grown in South Africa and look into ways of expanding existing markets and entering new ones. The focus of November 2021’s broadcast fell […]
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Worldwide Pandemic Can’t Stop Irrigation Project by Grethe Bestbier, Agrico All turnkey irrigation projects bring about their own challenges. A turnkey project executed during a global pandemic, even more so. An ongoing Agrico project located on Panda farm in Nigeria was initiated during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. From inaccessible roads and large electricity bills […]
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African Development Bank approves $150 million to support agriculture value-chain development in Africa African Development Bank Group has approved a $150 million (about K122 billion) facility to ETC Group Limited to address the company’s working capital requirements and support its food production expansion plans across 10 countries in Africa, in a boost for smallholder farmers. […]
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Food Security Top of the Agenda for Winning African Startups at GSA Regional Finals After scouting all 55 African Union member states across 12 categories, the 60 Regional Winners in the Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa – the first and only continent-wide Sustainable Development Goal-aligned tech innovation competition – have been announced at the […]
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Latest Newsletter: No.57 (12/2021) “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11) I would like to use this opportunity to thank you all our partners, friends and […]
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Duratec® and Basacote® Fertilizers Are The Most Efficient Fertilizers In The World COMPO EXPERT has proven once again that using their enhanced efficiency fertilizers, are not only good for the environment (with less leaching and resulting pollution), but also increases yield and assist farmers to be more sustainable. Following is some results obtained using their […]
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Opening of the 2021 Madagascan Lychee Campaign The 2021 Madagascan lychee campaign officially began on November 17 with the start of the first harvests. Announced under the same auspices as 2020, the campaign promises to be qualitative with beautifully crafted fruit and expected volumes. The lychees have indeed benefited from good climatic conditions – rainfall and adapted […]
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